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Warren & Mahoney by Duncan Winder.

admin — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:09:45 +0000

One day in 1964 a man called Duncan Winder from Wellington visited Christchurch and took some pictures of Warren & Mahoney residences. That’s pretty much the extent of the story, unless people know more?

Images courtesy of The National Library

Webb flats, Cox St Merivale

L E Scott House, Kidson Tce Cashmere

College House, Ilam Rd

MJW Davis House, Hilltop Lane (demolished)

Broderick flats, Rhodes St (demolished)

Paprill house, Idris Rd (and interior below)

LJ Beatty House, Cannon Hill Cr (demolished)

Miles Warren’s flat, 65 Cambridge Tce

Addendum:

Winder, Norman Henry Duncan, 1919-1970

Architect and photographer, of Wellington. Known as Duncan Winder. Born September 1919 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. Trained as an architect in England, and served as a climbing and skiing instructor attached to a Special Forces School in the Middle East, during World War II. In 1955 he came to New Zealand and joined the architectural firm of Gray Young, Morton and Calder. He left architecture in 1962 to pursue photography, concentrating on architectural subjects. He died 7 September 1970 in Wellington. Sources of information: NZIA Journal, October 1970; Registrar General; Ancestry Library Edition, sighted 4 September 2008

City’s Edge. University of Canterbury 1960 – 1975.

admin — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:35:58 +0000

Yeah, normally we do houses, but it’s a slow month and the University has put up some historical images of their world-class brutalist campus. The designs are mostly by the government Ministry of Works architects, but there’s also some sweeties from Warren & Mahoney, Charles Thomas, and the pick of the bunch, from Hall & Mackenzie. Check it.

Hall & Mackenzie designed the Registry, Computer Centre, Forestry and Fine Arts buildings. All are superb. Pictured above is the Computer Centre.

Forestry, Hall & Mackenzie

Student Union, Warren & Mahoney

The Elegant Shed. Behind the Garden.

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:59:17 +0000

There aren’t too many TV shows about architecture (it’s boring) and even less about Christchurch (again, nodding off), but in 1984 David Mitchell made a show about both. And it’s excellent. Watch it online at NZ Onscreen, it’s a winner.

For sale. Warren & Mahoney’s best.

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:24:13 +0000

The fine people at Home magazine have published some killer shots (edit – by Paul McCredie) of the MJ Foster house on their blog. Miles, Maurice and the team really excelled themselves on this job. As they did on the Don Forbes house, also currently for sale.

Brutal Beauty. Artsville on Miles Warren.

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:50:55 +0000

Young Miles was on the telly last Sunday. Artsville ran a profile on the architect and his work. It’s no action thriller, but there’s some great shots of College House and early Christchurch work. Miles himself remains coy.

Watch it on TVNZ while the link lasts.

155 Ashgrove Tce. Architect Unknown.

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:23:00 +0000

Rover parking only in this 1970s mix of Japanese, Scandinavian and Christchurch influences on the Cashmere flats. And if you want a chimney that laughs in the face of earthquakes, here’s your guy.

Holger Henning Hansen. A profile.

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:13:03 +0000

Karn Henning Hansen remembers her late father in an article written for the local NZIA journal. It’s a good read about a quiet modernist whose architecture focused on the principles of the movement and never the style

Download the PDF

Peter Beaven. An Itinerary.

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:16:36 +0000

Andrew Barrie shas compiled another excellent architectural tour – this time it’s our favourite non-conformist, Peter Beaven. The guide features some of Peter’s key buildings from 1950-70 including a few of the houses featured right here on Christchurch Modern.

Download the guide.

88 Glandovey Rd. Bruce McGowan.

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:20:55 +0000

Two fat ladies – Wobbly wobbly.

Hooray for Super Graphics.

This house was designed by Bruce during a brief period he practised on his own after leaving Warren & Mahoney in mid 60s. He left NZ for the UK in 1970.

Miles: a life in architecture

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:04:48 +0000

Christchurch Art Gallery, 7 March â€“ 14 June 2009.

Miles: a life in architecture will reveal Sir Milesâ€™s contribution to modernist architecture as well as his success as a watercolourist and gardener.

Miles also turns 80 during the exhibition. Happy birthday Sir.

From the PR:

Christchurch Art Gallery is to celebrate the life and work of Sir Miles Warren, one of New Zealandâ€™s most acclaimed and honoured architects.

Miles: a life in architecture will reveal Sir Milesâ€™s contribution to modernist architecture as well as his success as a watercolourist and gardener.

The exhibition traverses the career of Sir Miles, from his formative years and the design of the Dorset Street flats, to such landmark buildings as College House, the Christchurch Town Hall, the New Zealand Chancery in Washington DC and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Christchurch. As well as architectural work, it includes watercolour illustrations of his building proposals and of architecture he admired while travelling

Opening at the same time as the Ellerslie International Flower Show, Miles: a life in architecture will also reveal Sir Miles as an extraordinary garden designer, featuring the elaborate formal garden at his Governors Bay home, Ohinetahi, created with his sister Pauline Trengrove and brother-in-law John Trengrove.

â€œWe are very pleased to be able to celebrate the life and work of one of our own in this exhibition,â€ says Gallery Director Jenny Harper. â€œSir Milesâ€™s work creates an important legacy for the city. It is also especially significant that this exhibition will be open at the time Sir Miles celebrates his 80th birthday.

â€œWe are expecting that this exhibition will be enormously popular – as well as of national significance.â€
The exhibition will contain photographs, drawings, architectural models and a CAD â€˜walkthroughâ€™ of the New Zealand Chancery building in Washington DC.

Sir Miles holds a CBE and KBE for services for architecture, and in 1995 was admitted to the Order of New Zealand.

Miles: A Life in Architecture will be at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu from 7 March 2009 to 14 June 2009.